Courses

Mandatory courses (core)

Course title

Credit Points

Introduction to Emergencies and Disaster

2

Statistics

2

Introduction to Epidemiology and Research Methods

2

Scientific Writing 

1

From Theory to Practice (seminar)

2

Mental Health Aspects of Emergencies and Disaster Situations

2

Global Warming & Natural Hazards

2

Humanitarian Action

2

Operational , Technological and Logistical – Topics in Disasters

2

Introduction to CBRN

2

Final Project Seminar (Regular track) 

1

Research Seminar (thesis track only)

2

Total for regular track

20

Total for thesis track

21

Mandatory Electives (groups)

**Regular track - at least one courses out of each group (16 CPs out of mandatory electives in total)

**Thesis track - at least one courses out of each group (6 CPs out of mandatory electives in total)

Group A

Course title

Credit Points

Legal and Ethical Aspects in Emergency & Disaster Situations

2

Disaster Psychology

2

Psychological First Aid [PFA]

2

Group B

Projects Management and Evaluation

2

Disaster Economics

2

Business continuity Management 

2

Crisis Management in Organizations

2

Group C

Risk and Crisis Communication

2

Who is the Master of Disaster? Responses from Democracies, Hybrid Regimes and Autocracies

2

On Debriefing and Organizational Learning

2

Introduction to Cyber Events Readiness and Response

2

Group D

Medical Management in Mass Disasters and Mass Casualty Events

2

Public Policy

2

Public Health Consequences to Disasters

2

General Elective Courses

Course title

Credit Points

University's different faculties / School of Public Health / Additional mandatory electives from the M.DM. 

4

Internship Program  (annual course)

4